If New Orleans' BUKU Festival could be personified, it would exist in the form of Dazed and Confused's smooth - albeit problematic - David Wooderson (played by Matthew McConaughey. Quoted, he says "That's what I love about these festival kids, man. I get older, they stay the same age." This March 9-10, BUKU returns to the banks of the Mississippi for its 7th Annual installment of millennial-targeted music, art and culture. Since its debut in 2012, BUKU's main goal has been to serve up exactly what younger audiences are listening to: primarily hip-hop and EDM. While what's “cool” in music changes from minute to minute, BUKU consistently delivers a fresh line-up year after year. This year is no exception, which is why we're returning to New Orleans for the second year in a row (read our 2017 review here). The festival grounds have expanded to the other side of the tracks, and an all-new Wharf Stage has been added. These new developments have made space for 3,000 more concertgoers, bringing festival total capacity to 17,500.

Between acts, attendees can wander the oddly-scenic industrial port setting peppered with New Orleans' street performers, graffiti artists, local food vendors, and impromptu parades of revelers. BUKU 2018 is poised to be a record year, but let's just hope that nobody falls into the Mississippi this time.